Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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